roadtrip FTW

As you may recall, last weekend I was in Washington, D.C. for a wedding. See?

That’s me and Obama, kickin’ it at the reception. Good times!

I had been watching airfares for this weekend for a while, but the trip from Atlanta to D.C. was much more expensive this time than it had been in the past. When the price never dropped below $300, Jon and I decided to make the 10+ hour drive instead. Jon was tired of airports, I love roadtrips and we both love saving money, so it made sense.

Overall, we spent about 21 hours on the road. That is indeed a long time, and it meant that we spent the majority of Friday’s and Sunday’s waking hours in the car. (To take the edge off, we took the scenic route through Virginia’s lovely Shenandoah Valley both ways.) As soon as we got home to Atlanta on Sunday, I totaled up the mileage and gas receipts to see just how worth it our drive was…

Turns out it was a brilliant call! With gas prices much lower than I estimated, we only spent $134.44 on gas. Even when I added in the requisite roadtrip snacks and fast food meals, we still spent less than half of what one plane ticket would have cost. I am the winner! I was also pleased to see that my little car (which still remains nameless… gotta fix that) averaged 33.5 miles per gallon for the trip.

So, all of this is to say that sometimes it’s a good thing to hit the road, and I just wanted to share my success. Major bonus points to anyone (who is not my sister or best friend) who can identify the above-pictured rainy town on I-85…